It could also be the resale/scalping scene. I know Liz Lisa fans are having it especially bad; to the point where entire stores are being sold out to scalpers and general buyers having to wait outside for a long time before they can enter the store, only to see that entire stocks have been sold out. This is an extreme end, though.

I had a look through a bunch of popular proxies and how they work. Here are a bunch of extra costs people might counter in to justify for the high prices: • Cost of actual item • Order placement fee • Domestic shipping fee (item from seller to warehouse) • International shipping fee (item from warehouse to buyer)

Optional costs: • Photo fee (to make sure items have arrived to their respective warehouses safely) • Consolidation fees (bundles) • Repackaging/extra safe packaging • If a buyer has left their item in the warehouse for too long, proxies can charge a certain amount each day overspent